A scientist from Egypt will be visiting UCD from May 1st 2016 to October 31st 2016 and is looking for housing:

I’m looking for a graduate student who will have me as a roommate during my stay at UCD.
I’m male, Muslim, non-smoking, non-drinking. My preference is to stay with a Muslim male roommate, non-smoking, non-drinking, and at reasonable distance from UCD campus, and near a campus line bus stop.

After finding out he has an STI, Dylan must get back in touch with his previous partners to break the bad news in this hilarious comedy. We’ll be screening the first season which is comprised of several short episodes. Check out the trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjIB1E8nH7w

The clock is ticking! Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to join a program of current graduate students, “First Friends” providing mentorship, opportunities for intercultural awareness and exchange, and access to a vibrant multicultural community for graduate students. Want to gain some experience and become a mentor? Click here for more information to apply!

Graduate Student of Color Leadership RetreatWalker Creek Ranch, February 12-14th!Applications are due January 29 at 12:00 PM!

Graduate Students are constantly in and surrounded by the Ivory Tower of the higher education system, and unfortunately they may succumb to what is called the Imposter Syndrome. The Imposter Syndrome can be defined as a collection of feelings of inadequacy, particularly around one’s academic or professional abilities.

This retreat is to combat those feelings, to empower graduate students to recognize that their presence alone is activism in of its self. Many graduate student often do not recognize that the positionally they hold, and this retreat is a space in order for them to reflect on their identities and their role within the Ivory Tower and the greater world.

Center for Student Involvement is looking to hire 5 Peer Advisors for the 2016-2017 school year.

Peer Advisors provided administrative support for 750+ student organizations; assist with campus wide events like The BUZZ, Involvement Fair, and Picnic Day; and develop new leadership and professional development programming.

Click on the links below to view the complete Calls for Proposals. Please view the Frequently Asked Questions for general application guidelines, and the Terms and Conditions for information on the guidelines governing UCHRI funding and grant administration.

Additional supplemental graduate student funds are available for programs marked with an asterisk. These funds provide financial resources to create or augment support of research-driven, graduate student engagement in UC-wide research projects. For more information, please visit: Supplemental Graduate Student Funding.

The Student Recruitment and Retention Center (SRRC) Grant provides funding for programs that support and promote outreach and retention to students of historically underrepresented, low-income, or educationally disadvantaged communities.

The UCGHI’s Center of Expertise on Migration and Health invite graduate students to apply to this fellowship. This program aims to provide graduate students throughout the University of California system an opportunity to work on migration and health projects. The objective of the Migration and Health Student Fellowship is to encourage UC graduate students to engage in activities that will enhance the understanding and health outcomes of migrant populations around the world.

Multiple fellowships of each type of award will be granted on a competitive basis to students enrolled in graduate or professional programs on any of the 10 UC campuses to support scholarly migration and health activities during spring quarter 2016 or during the summer months of 2016.

Both academic and mass media outlets are taking note of the changing nature of the concept of diversity and the role of diversity on college campuses worldwide. The notion of diversity is evolving from one based on “fixed” characteristics to one that is less constrained and includes experiences, perspectives, and ideas. In this workshop, participants will develop a working definition of diversity and will discuss how diversity affects teaching and learning in their classroom (you may be surprised to learn ways that diversity already affects your classroom!). Participants will leave with concrete strategies for engaging with diversity to promote student success and learning.

Do you want to build a competitive CV?Looking for ways to make teaching more exciting for you and your students?Do you want to improve your teaching and enhance student learning?

If you answered YES to any of those questions, request a consultation with the Teaching Assistant Consultants today!

The Center for Educational Effectiveness offers free and confidential consultations to graduate students and postdocs to help improve their teaching effectiveness. You do not need to be a current TA or AI to benefit. TAs and AIs often find that their student evaluation scores go up after working with a teaching consultant because they can make changes before the course is over, and students appreciate their TA/AI’s extra effort. Working with a teaching consultant is also great to include on a CV to demonstrate professional development in teaching.

Do you want to tell an audience about your research in a memorable and exciting way? Come learn how during this workshop!

This 90 minute workshop will focus on two speaking competitions for UC Davis graduate students – the Grad Slam and the Interdisciplinary Graduate and Professional Student Symposium (IGPS). The Postdoctoral Research Symposium (PRS) will also be covered.

Participants will learn how to connect with their audience, communicate key concepts, and leave a lasting impression. The workshop will also cover some basic public speaking principles including anxiety, body language, and visual aids.

Instructor: Margaret Swisher Mantor, PhD

Dr. Swisher completed her PhD in Geography from UC Davis and was a Professors for the Future (PFTF) fellow. During her PFTF fellowship year, she designed and taught a graduate-level course to help other graduate students and postdoctoral scholars overcome the debilitating effects of public speaking anxiety. Her motivation arose out of her own experience with public speaking anxiety and the desire to master this common fear and become a successful presenter. She now enjoys teaching and giving presentations in academia and to non-academic audiences and looks forward to sharing what she has learned and helping you overcome your anxieties related to public speaking.

· It’s a competition to find the best three-minute research presentation given by a UC Davis graduate student!

· Students should present the significance and fundamental points of their work at UC Davis in a clear, direct, and interesting manner. Presentations should be prepared for a diverse audience comprised of students, faculty, and community members. Judges will strongly consider clarity and effectiveness of the presentation by a general university audience.

· This is a wonderful opportunity to practice your communication and presentation skills, and helps you to clarify your research and to present to broad audiences.

When does the competition take place?

· Qualifying rounds will be held on March 1, 2016 from 9:00am – 5:00pm(depending on the number of rounds needed).

· The Final round will occur on Friday, April 8, 2016 from 1:30-3:30 pmin conjunction with the Interdisciplinary Graduate and Professional Student Symposium. The winner will receive the grand prize of $1,000, in addition to an all-expense paid trip (travel & hotel) to the UC – wide competition!

· The UC system-wide competition takes place onFriday, April 22, 2016. The winner will receive a $6,000 prize awarded by UC President Janet Napolitano.

An English PhD who went into training, learning and development in the corporate sphere and is now Senior Director, Leadership and Organizational Development for 7-Eleven

A Communication Studies PhD who went into consulting, then sales, and is now Sales Strategy and Development Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers

A recent English and American Literature PhD (2011) who left adjuncting to join the Internal Communications Team at Nestle Purina Petcare

A History and Philosophy of Science PhD who after a few years as postdoc and adjunct, got into market entry planning and is now Partner in a consulting firm that focuses on the U.S. renewable energy market

Get started at our VPhD access portal: http://vphd.info/UCD_go Find the discussion in the Humanities/Social Science forum. Interact with panelists throughout the week on the site, or follow the discussion via email. All questions welcome, from the most general to the very specific.

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